Whistleblowing Training

Protected Disclosure or Whistleblowing Procedures are vital in any organisation. This eLearning course outlines the procedures which should be in place and how to raise genuine concerns in the correct manner. It explains the circumstances under which employees are protected as whistleblowers.

What is a whistleblower

Who is protected by law

Complaints that count as whistleblowing

What employers need to do to handle whistleblowing allegations

Main Sections of the Whistleblowing Procedures / Protected Disclosures Course:

Lesson 1 – Overview

It is important to raise concerns if keeping quiet could result in harm.

Harm includes health, safety, and environment, as well as reputational or financial damage.

You should also raise concerns if you believe the law is being broken.

You are protected from reprisals and other negative consequences if you raise genuine concerns in the appropriate way.

Lesson 2 – Whistleblowing in action

You are protected from victimisation or other negative consequences if you follow internal procedures for raising concerns.

You should document your concerns so that you are clear about what evidence you have.

You can obtain confidential advice from helplines and charities but you must not talk to the press (if you want to remain protected).

Your organisation policy should explain which external organisations to report to if you are not happy with the response from the organisation.

Lesson 3 – What would you do?

Whilst it is difficult to give precise rules about when to report, your internal whistleblowing or raising concerns policy will give you guidance.

You must follow the reporting process outlined, or have a good reason to go outside of it.

In most cases, your concerns can be dealt with internally, as someone else in your organisation cares as much as you do.

For more information on the UK Government’s approach to whistleblowing click here.

The Whistleblowing Procedures course is CPD Accredited.

Target Audience

Anyone who needs to understand their rights and responsibilities when raising concerns in the workplace. This includes:

Any employees such as a police officers, NHS employees, office workers, factory workers

Trainees, such as a student nurse

Agency workers

Member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Certification

Once the 30 minute course is completed, users will be required to take a final test consisting of, as default, 10 required questions out of a bank of 20 questions. The course administrator within your organisation can set a pass threshold, depending on your requirements and decide to implement the random test question feature. On successful completion of the test, users can download and print a certificate.

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